DQ200 (DSG7) - The max torque story v3

From the previous v2 DSG DQ200 post here, the team at Project'A continue to refine the Stage 3 map on the Passat B7.

With more refining done to it, as expected, there is a bump in power output too.

The final figures are now as below.
Numbers are on wheel.

Peak power is now 297 PS, up from the previous 284 PS.

The major gain will be the torque as there is consistently at least 350NM of torque available from 3.5k rpm onwards as compared to the previous 300NM.

Overall, with this new map, apart from a gain in power, the daily drivability is much more linear too as regardless what is shown in the graph, the actual drivability is better than before.

And yes, this is the exact same Passat as before with DSG7 (DQ200) gearbox and running on stock clutch pack. 

And yes again, this car is still being happily driven around town by the owner.

For more information, contact the guys at Project'A.

DQ200 (DSG7) - The max torque story v2

Continuing from here, where it shows that the DQ200 (DSG7) potential maximum factory rated torque of 360 NM instead of the more commonly known 250NM torque limit, I am fortunate to have a friend to test out this theory.

The car involved is a Passat B7. A Passat B7 that is locally assembled in Malaysia with a 1.8L turbo-charged engine with a rated 160PS and 250NM output stock from factory. And yes, it has a DQ200 (DSG7) gearbox mated to it.

So what we have done to the car is the usual full custom exhaust system, upgraded coil packs, upgraded spark plugs, upgraded the factory turbos, upgraded the stock intercooler, junked the factory intake and replaced it with an APR intake kit and not to mentioned we have a stage 3 Project'A map done to the car.

With all the mods and fine-tuning to the engine mapping done, we finally arrived at this figures below.

We managed to push the Passat to a final figures of 284PS and 321NM on wheels.

This is done with a fuel rating of RON97.

In case anyone has been wondering of the durability, this car has been running around town since 5th of May 2014 till now without issues. Total stock gearbox with stock clutch pack.

On top of being daily driven, this car has also seen the usual mountain road runs of Ulu Yam and Genting Highlands on an almost bi-weekly basis. Not to mention too the usual high-speed runs on the highways around the country.

A closing note:
This is by no means an absolute fact about DSG7. This is purely based on the personal experience that me and my friend have playing around with the "supposedly fragile" DSG7.
Mod at your own risk.

Updated:
I've gotten the green light to reveal the tuner.
This Passat is running on a stage 3 Project'A map.

More info on the stage 3 output here.

"Altis" on dyno

Right before the car hit the magical 5 figures, I figure that I better get a power reading first as usually the magical 5 figures is where the green light for modding starts. Well at least for me.

Haha.
Hopefully the missus won't kill me.

So where else if not at GT Auto, a place I always frequent for dyno or car tuning purposes.

On a bright saturday morning, after sending the missus to work, I drop by GT Auto to have the car placed on the dyno machine.

It was after hooking up all the cables that Thomas from GT Auto realized that the ESP cannot be turned off in this car.

So as a solution, the dyno reading will be run in Link mode where both the axles will be placed on rollers like how a 4WD vehicle will be dynoed.

With both the axles safely placed on the rollers, the fun begins.

Due to my excitement in looking at the output of the car, I forgot to take more pictures of the dyno process in progress.

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!

Anyway, after all is done and dusted, my final results is as below.

Considering the stated factory output of the car as 160PS / 240NM, I am quite happy with the power that my stock car is putting out.

Wonders of running it hard since day one.

With this base reading in hand, the next stage can now earnestly start.